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Thread: Rally Italia Sardinia 2017
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11th June 2017, 20:13 #1221
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11th June 2017, 20:15 #1222
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Speaking of which, have Kalle and Oliver Solberg ever competed together?
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11th June 2017, 20:16 #1223
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11th June 2017, 20:18 #1224
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11th June 2017, 20:28 #1225
Yes, but look at the average age of WRC drivers. It is so much based on experience. It's not like F1 where kids like Verstappen can walk in and do a job straight away. Lappi is 26 and is considered very young. Suninen will make his WRC debut in Poland at the age of 23 and he only gets two drives this year. He'll spend the next few years predominantly in WRC2 too unless he comes in and does a surprise monster job.
Look at Paddon (30), Tanak (29) and Evans (27) still maturing.Last edited by Watson; 11th June 2017 at 20:36.
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11th June 2017, 20:29 #1226
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11th June 2017, 20:39 #1227
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All these conventional arguments don't really apply to a guy who is winning rallies in an R5 car at 16! Age is just a number - the reason all these guys you list are getting results around 30 is because that's how long it took them to gain the experience and speed to get there. It's not a case where team managers were waiting until drivers hit 25 before hiring them.
Anyway this is OT - I'm not saying Citroen should start reaching out to team Kalle just yet.RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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11th June 2017, 20:47 #1228
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11th June 2017, 20:50 #1229
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I think that at the age of 17, if he has a legal driving license, he can compete everywhere. Kruuda competed in several events at the age of 17 (for example Ypres). Also Pieterjanmichiel Cracco (Belgian, but got an Estonian driving license) did WRC Portugal at the age of 17. But we're going off-topic...
I went to Sardinia, but returned this morning already, so saw shakedown, show stage, friday and saturday. Very nice event, as always. Didn't take much pictures, but I'll try to link a small album tomorrow, together with some brief review.
Photo of Sordo on SS Coiluna 2, very impressive how much he was still attacking even with a rear-left puncture.Last edited by tommeke_B; 11th June 2017 at 20:54.
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11th June 2017, 20:52 #1230
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